Quote of the Day 12/16/2014

“Laws like that are keeping people in prison when they may actually be simply in need of help.”

-Adam Luck, a Harvard graduate fellow employed by Governor Fallin’s office, on a law that has sent many Oklahoma women to prison for failing to stop child abuse by their spouse/partner, even though the women were often being abused by their partner at the same time (Source: http://bzfd.it/1zjwgAy)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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